Top 100 Music Albums of 1980
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Tamthebam 
- Chart updated: 12/14/2025 15:45
- (Created: 08/24/2013 15:00).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1980
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1980
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Year of Release:
1980
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1980
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1980
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Cure | 2 | 2% | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 2 | 2% | |
| Teena Marie | 2 | 2% | |
| Boz Scaggs | 2 | 2% | |
| Rod Stewart | 1 | 1% | |
| Rush | 1 | 1% | |
| The Jam | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1980 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 16 from 55th to 39th The Glow Of Love by Change |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 52nd to 54th Sandinista! by The Clash |
| Down 1 from 39th to 40th Live by Fleetwood Mac |
| Down 1 from 40th to 41st French Record by Kate & Anna McGarrigle |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/03/2025 13:01 |  imimesis | 54 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2022 21:58 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2022 06:49 |  seb7 | 115 | 91/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2022 06:31 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2020 11:18 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.9/100, a mean average of 92.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.2.
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From imimesis 07/03/2025 13:01 | #309870
imimesis 07/03/2025 13:01 | #309870
Interesting picks for the 80s! An unknown-to-me Jacksons album being ranked higher than Thriller is definitely unexpected. I guess I'll have to give it a closer listen, and will look over the rest of the list to find some lesser-known gems.
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From Johnnyo 12/29/2022 21:58 | #292313
Nice chart
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From seb7 06/25/2022 06:49 | #286651
seb7 06/25/2022 06:49 | #286651
fine picks but definitely not my personal taste. kinda oldhead
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From leniad 06/25/2022 06:32 | #286650
likeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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bobbyb5 08/19/2017 20:18 | #196354
bobbyb5 08/19/2017 20:18 | #196354
Absolutely awesome I'm always glad to see someone who isn't afraid of mainstream music. So many people here are absolutely terrified of it. Not me. Heh heh
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Leonard 09/29/2015 11:08 | #150681
Leonard 09/29/2015 11:08 | #150681
Complete chart of 1980!
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From mostlymor 02/09/2015 23:49 | #134512
Tam, this is classy stuff. You're one of the only people on this site who gives fair and proper recognition to soul/r 'n' b/funk acts, and to some of the great female voices. I'm guessing from the picks you might have lived through this year, for my money it was one of the very best - every genre produced classics - the radio was great, "Top Of The Pops" was great, live shows were cheap, and the album still meant something.
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Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 09:28 | #89379
Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 09:28 | #89379
You made a chart that makes the others remember these albuns
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